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Amazed and so thankful for this intriguing information. My grandmother on my mother's side is surnamed Dorgans. As far as she knows, the Dorgans were from the Basque region of France, approximately early 20th century, prior to WW2. After that, they emigrated to Uruguay in South America. Prior to living in France, could my relatives have lived in Ireland, of the same Dorgan family you describe? Was Patrick Dorgan a great, great, great, grandfather of mine? Could the Great Famine have caused a Dorgan to flee to Northern France in search of relief and betterment? Thank you again, would be wonderful to hear from you.

Admin Reply by: billdorgan

Hi Chris!
Thanks for the comments. Genealogy is an elusive and fun experience. I've been doing this for over 20 years. I know of your family in France. There are many citations for the Dorgan or Dorgans families. I ran across them a while back while searching my Irish Dorgans from East County Cork. Dorgans is a French last name. Dorgan can be Irish (O'Deargain) or French.
Let me point you in the direction of your Dorgans:
Search your last known Dorgan or Dorgans relative here:
https://en.geneanet.org/
Good luck!
I see you are in Miami. I lived in Fort Lauderdale twice and am now in Clearwater. BTW, great music on YouTube.

Bill Dorgan

William H. Wilson, Jr.
from Raleigh, North Carolina wrote on November 24, 2017 at 1:24 pm:

Mr.. Bill Dorgan, Thanks for the experience of visiting your Dorgan Family website. Truly an adventure. So much to see and learn. I must return for another lesson. Credit to you for a tremendous amount of creation and work. I definitely enjoyed the America! segment. I feel I just read a short story experience of an immigrant in 1900. You captured the difficulty and uncertainty of making that long and scary journey. Keep up the good work and thanks for your response to my request about my Thompson ancestors.
William H. Wilson, Jr.
Raleigh, NC

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Eileen McDonald-Sayer wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:44 am:

Comments: Great site,thankyou. I am researching McDonald and Law from Cork (Midleton)

Patricia Tejeda wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:43 am:

Comments: Invaluable information and well presented. I'm researching Quinn - my Ggrandfather Frank Quinn was supposedly from somewhere in Cork Co. No clues as to parents names as he was put on ship for America, age 5, unaccompanied, and told to hide in lifeboat for 3 moons.

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Dan Doherty wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:42 am:

Comments: My ggrandparents came from Killeagh.

Mary Mizzi wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:41 am:

Comments: I enjoyed reading your page and your history. Will definitely be back again.

Howard Fitzpatrick wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:41 am:

Comments: My wife and I visited your area in 2000 and we had a great experience. My g. grandfather was from there, we think.

Timothy Mason wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:40 am:

Comments: Looking for Mason Family members from East County Cork.gggrandfather Thomas Mason emigrated to Canada,1836 then on to west NY. Thanx

Carol Veio wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:40 am:

Comments: Searching: Burke & Martin. This is a beautiful website and very informative.

Edward William Dorgan wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:39 am:

Comments: I really enjoyed reading your website!

Edward L.Duggan wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:38 am:

Comments: Looking for the Doyle,Collins,Maguire,Stafford and Sliney families that came from Ballyandreen,East Cork. Most of them settled in Providence,R.I., some stayed behind. Bill, you did one heck of a good job on this site,thanks.

Kenneth N Dorgan wrote on October 27, 2016 at 11:37 am:

Comments: Thank you for the site. I have just started researching my family tree,your site has been very imformative.

These are comments left by visitors to the DORGAN Website 2005
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My dad, Malachy Dargan, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, recently died on 27th November 2005. He was born on 19th May 1930. I have been on this site before and I am interested in the irish connection. I know Dromore. Co Down has a history of the Dargan name.

Theres quite a few of us Dargans here in Liverpool England where I live, as far as I know, one of my great grandfathers Jerimiah Dargan came over here from Killkenny during the Irish potato famine, i’m quite interested in my family history and if anyone has any additional information i’d be very gratefull. Also I dont know if you know but theres a statue in Dublin engraved Dargan, after William D…(trimmed)

Great website! I am the daughter of Michael Dorgan & Catherine Walshe of Cloyne who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1950. I can’t wait to show my mother your website, as she is the family historian and can go way back!!!!

I am trying to track some members of the Dargan/Dorgan family from around Kanturk County Cork. My grand uncle, John Dargan, emigrated to NY in 1897. He was a seaman around the 1920s. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Pat Daragn

I am looking for my Dorgan ancestors that came from the Causeway, County Kerry area, Patrick H.Dorgan who married Mary Lumery and settled in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. You have a great set up here-an example, a pattern for the rest of us Dorgans!!! Thanks!

my grandfather inchicore ,dublin ireland his name was james hartnett one of his sons a james hartnett played for Stpats and weny on to play for middlesbourough and hartlepool soccer my mothers name was chrisse hartnett /Ilike your webb page and will visit again.

Hi Bill, well done on your interesting and invaluable website. I came upon it as I was searching for my family and it brought up Sponsors: Thomas Smiddy (Ballybraher) and Mary Healy but I was unable to find them on your site. Were they sponsors for any of you extended family? Regards Ann

Thank You Sir for you offer to sign your guest book. I am happy you found all your people. Still Searching James J Hartnett. RE:- Son of James Joseph Hartnett. Grandfather James Joseph Hartnett, Great Grandfather – James Joseph Hartnett. Moroe – Limmerick

Great Site! I have just started exploration of my ancestory and this is the best site found so far. My great grandfather, Dennis Dorgan, immigrated from County Cork to Boston around 1850 to 1855. His parents’ names were Edmund and Mary Dorgan of County Cork.

i just started looking in to what my name meant for my a coat of arms im not yet sure if are trees cross but you have whats called around here as the Dorgan ears i loved the site and will show it to my little girl Stephanie R.E. Dorgan thanks

I am Carl Dorgan, Son of James J Dorgan. This is the guy who left East Cork, and moved to the 2Big Smoke” — Dublin. You met my cousin, Martin Godfrey, in East Cork. Anyway, if you want to contact me, you have my e-mail address. Cheers, Carl.

Dear Bill, Your name was of interest to me as our family had a Bill Dorgan too. He passed away several years ago and had no children (he married in his 60’s). “Billy” was the son of one of my mother’s relatives (Mary Hoar, I believe one of her grandfather’s cousins). I checked your relative list and found a Hoar there. Billy lived in the northern Massachusetts (Lawrence). I wonder if there i…(trimmed)

I thought that you would call this site www.brownieballroom.com. What a great picture from 1966 — I understand that all the guys at Carmel Hamilton in the class of 1966 were smart and good looking. Can you confirm that? Question: how can you be so good at geneology when you were so bad in Greek class?

I am originally from Newfoundland,Canada,with ancestry in Cork and other parts of Ireland. I am in the process of investigating the Dalton’s and Power families in Ireland,have overdone the Nfld families. I loved your pictures and totally in awe of the similarities between Nfld and Ireland,not only the landscape but the people. Made me feel as if I were at home…….WONDERFUL.

What a fantastic website! It is such a delightful mix of scholarly research and light hearted family moments, beautifully presented. An inspiration! So many good ideas for the lay out and all the historical and geographical background that I am sure will give us all ideas for our own sites. Well done, Bill! A labour of love! best wishes, Moira (researching FORDE of Bandon, Cloyne and Ballycotton …(trimmed)

I find this site great. My grandparents and all thier children are buried in Macroom, They are OSullvans and I cannot trace any of thier line, I keep hitting brick walls as the saying gos but keep up your work and I enjoy your wesite

My mother was a Keefe born in Little Dover, Guysboro county, NS, canada. Oral history has it her great grand father James keefe b abt 1800 was from County cork. Does any one know if the keefe name is fromm that part of Ireland.

Bill – What a wonderful, enjoyable site. Your research is an inspiration. I am the gggrandaughter of Maurice Hartnett b.c.1815 in Cork (daughter, Mary b.Iowa). Still searching, and your info is a great boost. Thanks.

I’ve really enjoyed going through your web site. Awesome work Bill. I enjoyed the personal stories very much. Truly I keep hoping your Dorgans and mine from Cork City will connect soon ! thanks for staying in touch, and keep up the fab work. Emma from (Waterloo, Ontario)

This is an genealogy for the ages! Complete and scholarly; breathtaking tales of the Dorgan Irish family and ancestral times — and your own personal life has certainly added to the stories that will be passed on from generation to generation!

congratulation Bill.Very nicely put together.the pictures from the past and your family. specialy the baby pictures are funny.Well put together very impressive.keep up the good work my friend,and have good time in Ireland, your friend el cubanito.Frank

Nice look to the site. Great links. Keep up the good work! I am also a descendant of families that migrated to Rhode Island. Roger Williams is in the line of my clan that are descended from Owen Williams from Bala,Wales. The other one is the Gorham family. I will chime in again. Mic Brewer

Congratulations Bill on your website! It is the consecration of your passion for the Dorgan family history. From my home in France, I was glad to help you finding out more about Michael Joseph’s branch. Enjoy soon your trip to Ireland on the trail of your ancestors!

the family resemblance is obvious. you look like my uncle kevin!N.Z. has been slowly populated by a finite number of colonists, so i guess the resemblance has not been split too many times. From what I hear, most of the N.Z. Dorgans are from good catholic stock. The family tale from childhood is of my great grandfather who was a p.c. in Timaru and was shot dead at the back of a shop that was supp…(trimmed)

Hi there, what a great website. I’m Joe Maguire’s daughter, I live in LaConner, Washington, my Aunt Pat Maguire forwarded this to me. Just one correction. My dad, Joe (Anne Theresa’s son) died in April, 2002. He lived long enough to see a great-grandchild, Ryana Sobocinski, my daughter Andrea’s child. Thanks again, I will keep checking back.